BlogHide Resteemstobixen (62)in health • 5 years agoCovid19 - why mitigation mattersI came over two partly overlapping stances on "why covid-19 mitigation matters" today. Here is the very short version: And here is the slightly longer version: Medium: Coronavirus: Why You…tobixen (62)in steem • 5 years agoWitness vote proxying - is it still possible?Constantly maintaining a list of 30 witnesses is a bit beyond what I have time and capacity for, so I've been using the "witness vote proxy" feature for a while. With the ongoing turmoil, I decided…tobixen (62)in family • 5 years agoSome few hypothesis on the usage of paper nappies and potty trainingI haven't done any proper research, neither any meta research on this - it's mostly based on personal experiences. I believe this subject eventually deserves more research. My personal belief is…tobixen (62)in holidays • 5 years agoIt's fine to celebrate Christmas even without being ChristianYule vs Christmas vs Holidays I remember some years ago, there was some talks that one shouldn't use the word "Christmas", but rather say "the holidays", not to offend the non-Christian people.…tobixen (62)in technology • 5 years agoThoughs on the Purism Librem 13/Librem 15 laptopsI was asked to write up my thoughts on the Purism Librem product range, see I wrote up some thoughts on the telephone - Librem 5 - in my previous post , now I'll follow up with another post on…tobixen (62)in technology • 5 years agoThoughts on the Librem 5 Linux-based privacy-centered telephoneI was asked to write up my thoughts on the Purism Librem product range, see I'll start with the telephone - Librem 5 - and possibly I'll follow up with another post on their laptops. Since I…tobixen (62)in cryptocurrency • 5 years agoSome thoughts on stable coins (and particularly USDT)I'm quite often asked different questions on my thoughts on crypto currencies, and USDT is among those. USDT has become quite popular, many of my peers is using it. Personally I think it's madness…tobixen (62)in norway • 5 years agoSome thoughts on ... water bottlesIn Norway, over the last decades, it has become a trend that kindergardens and schools require parents to ship personal drinking bottles for the children. The bottles are typically filled up with…tobixen (62)in news • 5 years agoWaiting for the bus ... and some general thoughs on silly planningBus passengers from Lødingen, Northern Norway are whining a bit those days. They used to have a heated waiting room with toilets and the bus stopping right outside. In order to save money now they…tobixen (62)in news • 5 years agoDuplicate - deleted... sorry .... pressed "edit", and it seems to have created a duplicated post?tobixen (62)in blog • 6 years agoA newborn, a name and some reflections on the Victory in Europe DayAt the 8th of May, in the very early morning, just as I was in my very deepest sleep I was woken up by a video call from my wife. I was in a total zombie state, my first reaction when looking at…tobixen (62)in norway • 6 years agoThe Viking Sky drama - didn't we learn anything from Titanic?This weekend, the cruise ship Viking Sky - with around 1000 passengers (plus around 300 crew) - had a close call when they experienced an engine breakdown. They managed to get the engines…tobixen (62)in architecture • 6 years agoSome arbitrary photos of nice, classic houses in TromsøI'm back in Oslo now, but I still have some more photos from my Tromsø stay that I'd like to share. This is just an arbitrary collection of relatively nice, classic residential houses I bothered to…tobixen (62)in newyearseve • 6 years agoCelebrating the new year 2019!Oups, I did it again ... 1GB of photos taken on the New Years eve! I used the "burst mode" on my telephone to capture the fireworks - it can be made into quite nice videos - however, selecting a…tobixen (62)in walkwithme • 6 years agoNotable buildings in TromsøHere are some random photos of notable buildings in Tromsø, taken on my walks during my solstice holidays there. The photos are not in chronological order. Alfheim, our swimming pool. It was…tobixen (62)in walkwithme • 6 years agoSnowmen and Christmas decorations in TromsøHere is a collection of snowmen and yule decorations found while walking around at the southern part of the Tromsø island. This one is quite near our house position: geo:69.645423,18.921039…tobixen (62)in walkwithme • 6 years agoSpark with me ...We have those three vehicles available at my mothers house ... position: geo:69.645324,18.920618 (geohack) - 2018-12-26 12:15:59 localtime - full quality Those can be used on the ice…tobixen (62)in slidewithme • 6 years agoTobogganing in Bak-OlsenI already wrote a post on Bak-Olsen . Here are some more photos and animations from our tobogganing trip there two days ago. My son was actually going straight down the steepest hill right…tobixen (62)in walkwithme • 6 years agoBakOlsen hill, TromsøHere is the view from the top of the hill "Bak-Olsen" (literally, "behind Olsen", perhaps there has been someone with the name Olsen living in the area ... I've been searching the Internet a bit…tobixen (62)in walkwithme • 6 years agoWalkwithme: Tromsø Museum, Telegrafbukta, SydspissenThis post is from two walks, 22nd and 23rd of December. Quite some contrast between those two days. I start this post with a photo of Tromsø Museum (I noticed they were building a new museum…
